Newcross Healthcare are seeking Care Assistants to provide care and support to our service users in Lancaster, Morecambe and the surrounding areas.

At Newcross, we're flexible. You can choose to work full or part time hours, to fit around your schedule. We don't believe in 'zero hours.' Our staff have minimum hours guaranteed in their contracts, providing security of a steady income alongside the flexibility to manage their work-life balance.

Your responsibilities will include; personal care, helping with social activities, aiding with clinical needs and assisting with any other additional services that will enable our service users to live their daily lives as independently as possible.

The ideal candidate will be compassionate, positive and ready for the occasional challenge.

Skills & Opportunities

The successful candidate will have the chance to improve their skill set with a range of free training programmes, earned through credits as you work. These include Basic Life Support, BSL or Makaton, Medication Administration, Dementia Care and more.

With Newcross you could also have the opportunity to study towards a range of National vocational qualifications NVQ/SVQ.

What will you benefit from?

Salary of up to £11.79/hr including holiday pay

Permanent contract with weekly pay and flexible hours

Agreed mileage payments for most clients

Free criminal record check (DBS) and uniform

Ongoing training and development available free through credits earned as you work

Recommend a Friend scheme paying up to £500 per successful referral

24-hour support through dedicated central team and clinical governance made up of lead nurses

Support from a clinical supporting team, line manager, in house office support and a designated field team leader

Flexi Pay- you can decide when you want to be paid. Submit your timesheets by 5pm and be paid up to 50% of the value of your shift the very same day!

What do you need for this role?

The right to live and work in the UK

At least 3 months' previous paid experience working in a care environment in the UK within the last 3 years

Referee contact details for your current place of work, including a manager who can comment on your clinical ability, and for all employments in the past 18 months or your 3 most recent jobs

A certificate confirming your participation in a practical moving and handling course in the last 12 months or are willing to book on to a Newcross course

You will need access to a smartphone, iPhone (5s or later), iPad or iPod touch compatible with IOS 8.0 (or later) or Android device with a 4.3 operating system (or later), with internet access to submit your timesheets via our mobile app

Access to your own vehicle is desirable

If you have a NVQ2 / SVQ2 in Health and Social Care or currently work in a care assistant job you could be fast tracked through our recruitment process.

Your Local Team

The Preston branch is one of our newest to be opened and is located in the heart of the town on Guildhall Street, close to the River Ribble. It provides the Lancashire region with experienced nurses and care workers.

Apply today and tell us why you'd be perfect for the role!

If you cannot apply online, please call . Newcross Healthcare Solutions is committed to promoting equal opportunities and nothing in this job advert is intended to discriminate against anyone in any way.